Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
My impressions of the book varied over the course of reading it. Of the four parts, I found the first part the least engaging and the central character rather bland. Espe…
Kamakshi Pappu Murti
Kamakshi Pappu Murti is a retired professor of German Studies. She has authored fictional and non-fictional writing. Fiction includes children’s books and murder mysterie…
Bandilanka’s Forgotten Lives by Kamakshi Pappu Murti
These stories are rich with character, plot, and introspection, and they definitely leave you marvelling. Each story captures the hunger of the human soul. It is the magi…
A Pinch of HOPE in a Bowl of LIFE by Veena Sethuraman
Veena Sethuraman's 'A Pinch Of Hope In A Bowl Of Life' comprises five short stories representing a variety of themes such as mental health, love, friendship, women empowe…
An Indian Farrago: Stories and Poems by Mohit Khare
Book Summary: An Indian Farrago: Stories and Poems by Mohit Khare A crook messes up his first murder due to a misplaced phone call, a tenant grapples with his grumpy ex-l…
The Fine Print and other Yarns by Dinesh Verma
Book Summary: The Fine Print and other Yarns by Dinesh Verma The Fine Print and other Yarns is a collection of nine stories some of which may well be classified as novell…
Smita Das Jain
Smita Das Jain’s short fiction debut, The Lost Identity, was published in February 2021. She is a writer by passion and writes every day.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
Poirot Investigates is the third volume in the collection of Christie's Poirot series, a collection of short stories, better than most mystery collections, having been wr…
Dangling Gandhi by Jayanthi Sankar
Pretty much every story in this collection, Dangling Gandhi by Jayanthi Sankar, has as its theme an individual’s relationship with the natural world.
Not Really Indian by Subhashini Prasad
Not Really Indian is ten separate stories which share one overarching theme. All share the theme of Indians who find it easier to hang on their customs than assimilate, c…
Charu Vashishtha
Charu Vashishtha takes a keen interest in Indian mythology and loves reading out stories from ancient lore to the kids at home. Her other interests include reading, writi…
Book Review: The Goat Thief by Perumal Murugan
and obviously a Goat Thief ( and many others). Book Summary: The Goat Thief Selected by the author Perumal Murugan and Translated by N. Kalyan Raman, The Goat Thief is a …